Improve Your Public Speaking Skills by Changing Your Self-Image

Just as I am writing this I have come out of a session with a 40-year-old professional designer, who has been very successful but did not see themselves as any good at what they did for a living. Their self-image was poor and they kept waiting for people to wake up and realise they are not good as a designer, even though the evidence of getting paid for many years said they were good.

Do you know what your self-image is like?

I am going to mention something I tell people about confidence. Confidence is comprised of two words. The first word is ‘con’, meaning ‘with’ from the Latin and the second word is ‘fidence’, meaning ‘faith’ from the Latin. Together they mean ‘going forward with faith’.

How do you see yourself? How do you hear yourself? How do you feel about yourself?

These are not questions we normally we ask of ourselves. But they are the fundamentals of your self-image. They are what determine your level of confidence when you are engaged in public speaking or making a presentation.

A good self-image allows you to present well because you are feeling good about yourself. Feeling good about yourself helps you to be relaxed and open to your audience.

If you were to feel bad about yourself, your level of confidence in your presentation would be very low and it would show through in your performance. Feeling bad about yourself causes you to become defensive, afraid, closed down and not open to your audience.

The body is a biochemical machine and you can direct its performance by the way you see, hear and feel about yourself. Brain mathematics

Visual self-image (Vi)

This is the picture of you that you carry around in your head. It is like part of the programming code in your biological computer: your brain. The computer can only perform a task when it has been programmed to do so, otherwise it is just a blank machine and will sit on the desktop and do nothing. If it is programmed incorrectly, it will either not work or perform a task incorrectly.

If you want to be a good public speaker or presenter, that is the image you need to install inside your mind. Your internal visual image (Vi):

• Raise your chin so your eyeline inside your head is above the midline. • Look up inside your head with your eyes closed. • See yourself presenting well. • You are relaxed, in control and confident. • You are aware of and using your body language. • You are using your face language. • You are interacting with your audience. • You have dressed appropriately for the presentation and are looking good. • You are on top of your schedule and running to time. • You have your set of notes and are working through your presentation, item by item. • You really look as if you know what you are doing and everything is going well.

If you get a negative image coming into your head, immediately push it out of the way with the good Vi of you presenting well. As you continue to do this again and again you will find the good Vi increases because your new resident Vi of you becomes someone presenting well.

It becomes your automatic good Vi self-image around public presentations.

Auditory Self-image (Ai)

We all have internal chatter about ourselves and what is going on in our lives. Even people who are mainly V have a level of Ai, whether they are aware of it consciously or not. We discuss and debate issues inside our mind or talk to ourselves about our own performance in many different circumstances. We give ourselves marks out of 10 about how well we did in certain circumstances. Internal chatter is a natural part of your internal imaginary processes.

Exercise: Examine your Ai around public presentations

1. Take a small pad and pen or use a small electronic device that you can access constantly.

2. Throughout the day when you think about yourself doing public speaking or giving a presentation, write down what you are saying to yourself inside your mind.

3. Take an hour and sit down and remember the Ai that was going through your mind some of the previous times you may have been giving a presentation. Be meticulous when you record the details and confine your writing to each particular time and how well or poorly it went.

4. Take another hour and remember any time that you presented or gave a speech and it went well. Note what you were saying to yourself about you during the times when you were presenting well.

5. If you have never given presentation or speech, sit down with your eyes closed, chin up and imagine you are giving a good presentation. Now imagine what you are saying to yourself inside your mind. Make notes.

6. Compare the four sets of notes.

What you are likely to find is that when you presented well or thought about presenting well, the Ai around your ability to present well was positive. When you presented poorly or thought about presenting poorly, your Ai around presenting would have been very negative, derogatory and demeaning.

Your brain and mind are wired to perform according to the quality of the voices you have inside your head about your abilities. Not only are these voices part of the foundations of your belief systems but also your basic fundamental performance programming.

To be a good presenter you need to add the good Ai voices around your abilities to your good internal visual images and your ability to present.

Install basic Ai positive self-affirmations around your ability to present. Use the three kinds of self-affirmations but when you are presenting you can stay using the present tense “I am”.

Self-affirmations

• I will be able to present well. • I will learn good presenting skills which will help me very well. • I will be confident when I present. • I can be relaxed when I present and at any time. • I can calm myself and have composure at any time I am presenting. • I can be self-assured and composed when I present. • I am knowledgeable about the subject I am presenting and have studied to have that knowledge. • I am enjoying sharing that knowledge with the audience. • I am calm and confident in my presentation.

You can install these basic, positive affirmations inside your unconscious mind during the accompanying auditory hypnotic recording with this module. You may also begin to say these self-affirmations to yourself inside your mind as you go throughout your day. The more you repeat them, the more automatic they become and pop into your mind during a presentation.

You may even consider using Self-Hypnosis to make up your own self-affirmations to place deep into your unconscious mind. Remember, self-affirmations should always be in the positive, constructive form and never about what you will not, should, should not or cannot do. Make them about what you will, can and are doing positively.

Internal feelings (Ki)

I use the term Brain Mathematics because there is a simple formula for helping you feel good about your presentation skills.

Vi positive + Ai positive = Ki positive

It is that simple. When you master the positive Vi and Ai, it leads you to the Ki good feelings about you as a presenter. If you have any Ki problems about presenting, check your Vi and Ai and I guarantee you there will be a fault, which you are learning to correct.

The mind is like a postbox. What you put into the postbox is exactly what you get out of it. If you post good Vi and Ai inside your mind about your ability to present, you will get good Ki out of the postbox because the formula of creating it is happening inside your mind. In fact it is your responsibility to post those good self-images inside your mind if you want to be a good presenter.

This of course depends on you having learnt the presentation skills I have taught you here. Being skilled up is just as important as how you feel.

Starting a presentation with good Ki

It is important to be able to recognise good feelings of excellence and get to know them, even before you begin a presentation. Begin the presentation as you mean to go on in a good state.

Exercise: Creating good Ki

1. Find a space where you will not be disturbed. Turn off your phone and be quiet.

2. Close your eyes and rest in a relaxed position with your limbs uncrossed.

3. Install the good Vi and Ai around you presenting.

4. Bring in the good Ki around you presenting.

5. Feel that good Ki and know it very well. Where in your body does it begin? Where does it spread to next? Note when your body is full of that good feeling.

6. Now associate that good feeling with being a good presenter with the phrase, “I am a good presenter.”

7. Every time you think about presenting and before you begin presenting, say that phrase to yourself inside your head. Get the Vi, Ai and bring in the good Ki.

Dr Tracie O’Keefe DCH, BHSc, ND, Clinical Hypnotherapist, Psychotherapist. Counsellor, PACFA registered Mental Health Professional and Naturopath In Sydney. You can get help by booking an appointment with her at Australian Health & Education Centre.

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*JJ, former long-term cannabis user

“I used cannabis every day for 36 years. I decided to make a change in my life. I came to see Tracie O’Keefe and the very next day I had a change in my life. I was able to stop using cannabis and I don’t have the same desires I had before for cannabis. I can thoroughly say that hypnotherapy has been effective for me, changing my life so I can have what I want and develop the confidence to have clean, sober relationships and thoughts.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Tom, former ICE addict

“Hypnotherapy changed my life. I had issues with substances, especially ICE. I tried lots of things to stop my use and it was finally through meeting Tracie O’Keefe that I’ve been strong enough to move on with my life and stop using. I feel much healthier, my breathing has improved, my life skills have improved, Everything in my life has improved.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Gary Stewart

"I quit smoking using hypnotherapy in 2010. I saw Dr Tracie O’Keefe for three sessions. Smoking was a big part of my life and I found that it was anchored to everything: driving, social situations. I was worried that hypnosis wouldn’t get rid of my smoking but I can honestly say after the first session it just didn’t occur to me to smoke cigarettes. So the three sessions really enforced it for me; it has been fantastic for me. I haven’t looked back since then and I’d totallyrecommend it for anyone who is thinking about giving up smoking using hypnosis."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Sage Godrie

"I’ve been working with Tracie O’Keefe for a couple of years now. I come to sessions in every 6 months or so and I’ve found Tracie’s sessions to be very, very helpful for me. I mainly get her advice as a life coach, helping me preparing my mindset for big events, attaining goals, just making the most of every opportunity really, and I found with Tracie’s help it actually helps to make things happen the way I want them to. She brings a lot of joy and she helps me to appreciate what I am about, who I am and that I have a purpose. And all the techniques are very easy to follow – they’re simple,but very, very effective."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Jenny McConchie

"I came to see Tracie because I was suffering from a long-standing anxiety problem. Since then, I’ve been listening to her Anxiety Solutions Hypnosis module recording on a daily basis and I’m feeling really terrific. I feel that my anxiety problems are a thing of the past. I really recommend to anybody suffering from anxiety that they go and see Tracie because she could really help."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Tanya Magnay Ravel

"I attended my hypnotherapy sessions with Tracie to give up smoking and I want people to have the opportunity to experience what I’ve experienced, which is the health and wellbeing for myself and my family, and my child that will be herein a few months. It’s been a life-changing experience and if you’re thinking of giving this a go, do it! Invest in it. Don’t listen to that voice in your head that tells you that it’s too expensiveor this or whatever. Make the call and book your appointment."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Kate Hodges

"I came to see Tracie with a nail biting habit. I just had one session with her and I’m happy to say that the impulse seems to have gone. I feel more relaxed and calm. She gave me some homework to do which was excellent. And that was the one thing I think that I really got out of the session was not just to go away and expect one session to cure me but to actually put the effort into doing the meditationand relaxation between sessions. So I totally recommend the sessions with Dr O’Keefe – it certainly worked for me."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Collin Brown

"I came in here to get hypnotised to stop smoking. I didn’t believe in it and it actually works. I’ve stopped smoking for about two weeks now and still don’t have the urge to do it. I’m gobsmacked. So if you want to quit smoking try, it. It’s the way."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Kamil Narayan, Sales Manager

"I came to see Tracie to quit smoking. I was smoking 15 to 20 cigarettes a day. And after my first session with Tracie, I stopped smoking instantaneously. I haven’t smoked for two weeks now and I’m still going strong. I love Tracie for helping me out because I wouldn’t have been able to do it otherwise.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Collin, Car Mechanic

"I came in to hypnotherapy and I was an ICE addict. I turned a corner and I’m never going to go back. It's a life choice. It's a great feeling to know that you are clean and sober and Tracie helped me get there. The feeling you get out of it is more than any money or any high, anything. It's just a great feeling to have your family and kids back. It's just way, way better than anything else. It's just so good.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Kim Beach, Consultant

"I came to therapy to improve my public speaking skills and to overcome the anxiety I felt before going on stage and talking. After one session, the feeling of being sick or hyperventilating has gone and many, many other benefits and changes to my diet and personal issues have resolved themselves. I'm feeling a lot better and I'm sleeping a lot better. I'm just feeling really great and ready to conquer the world!”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Kevin, Van Driver

"I came here 2 weeks ago. I was addicted to marijuana for 5 years. Two weeks ago I came here and after that day I left and I never ever touched it again. I didn't pick up a cigarette which I have been smoking for 5 years as well. I haven't touched alcohol in 2 weeks so I feel like I've got my whole life back and I'm on the right track to going somewhere good and I just feel great.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Max, Plumber

"I came in to hypnotherapy to stop smoking drugs and cigarettes and it’s changed my whole life since I stopped. Since I've been here at Tracie’s clinic I’m really enjoying my life now. I've never enjoyed it as much as I have in the last 3 weeks than I have in my whole life. I never thought I’d be able to stop the drugs by myself at all, or at all entirely, but it turns out I am stronger than what I thought I was.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Justin Tan, Business Owner

“I initially looked up Tracie online and I researched a few places because I wanted to quit smoking. I don't know why I choose Tracie but I did and it has been amazing. It's been almost two weeks now and I’ve quit smoking. I still get a bit of temptation to want to smoke but I can control it and I have the power within me now to actually say 'No' and stop smoking. So I recommend Tracie and you should come in and give it a try."

Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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Results may vary according to the individual.

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*Many factors will be important in determining your actual results and no guarantees are made that you will achieve results similar to anyone else’s. Because of the nature of therapy and the requirement on the part of each individual entering therapy to actively engage in the session and to carry out any additional recommendations outside the session, no guarantees can be made of results.

Testimonials*

*JJ, former long-term cannabis user

“I used cannabis every day for 36 years. I decided to make a change in my life. I came to see Tracie O’Keefe and the very next day I had a change in my life. I was able to stop using cannabis and I don’t have the same desires I had before for cannabis. I can thoroughly say that hypnotherapy has been effective for me, changing my life so I can have what I want and develop the confidence to have clean, sober relationships and thoughts.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Tom, former ICE addict

“Hypnotherapy changed my life. I had issues with substances, especially ICE. I tried lots of things to stop my use and it was finally through meeting Tracie O’Keefe that I’ve been strong enough to move on with my life and stop using. I feel much healthier, my breathing has improved, my life skills have improved, Everything in my life has improved.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Gary Stewart

"I quit smoking using hypnotherapy in 2010. I saw Dr Tracie O’Keefe for three sessions. Smoking was a big part of my life and I found that it was anchored to everything: driving, social situations. I was worried that hypnosis wouldn’t get rid of my smoking but I can honestly say after the first session it just didn’t occur to me to smoke cigarettes. So the three sessions really enforced it for me; it has been fantastic for me. I haven’t looked back since then and I’d totallyrecommend it for anyone who is thinking about giving up smoking using hypnosis."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Sage Godrie

"I’ve been working with Tracie O’Keefe for a couple of years now. I come to sessions in every 6 months or so and I’ve found Tracie’s sessions to be very, very helpful for me. I mainly get her advice as a life coach, helping me preparing my mindset for big events, attaining goals, just making the most of every opportunity really, and I found with Tracie’s help it actually helps to make things happen the way I want them to. She brings a lot of joy and she helps me to appreciate what I am about, who I am and that I have a purpose. And all the techniques are very easy to follow – they’re simple,but very, very effective."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Jenny McConchie

"I came to see Tracie because I was suffering from a long-standing anxiety problem. Since then, I’ve been listening to her Anxiety Solutions Hypnosis module recording on a daily basis and I’m feeling really terrific. I feel that my anxiety problems are a thing of the past. I really recommend to anybody suffering from anxiety that they go and see Tracie because she could really help."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Tanya Magnay Ravel

"I attended my hypnotherapy sessions with Tracie to give up smoking and I want people to have the opportunity to experience what I’ve experienced, which is the health and wellbeing for myself and my family, and my child that will be herein a few months. It’s been a life-changing experience and if you’re thinking of giving this a go, do it! Invest in it. Don’t listen to that voice in your head that tells you that it’s too expensiveor this or whatever. Make the call and book your appointment."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Kate Hodges

"I came to see Tracie with a nail biting habit. I just had one session with her and I’m happy to say that the impulse seems to have gone. I feel more relaxed and calm. She gave me some homework to do which was excellent. And that was the one thing I think that I really got out of the session was not just to go away and expect one session to cure me but to actually put the effort into doing the meditationand relaxation between sessions. So I totally recommend the sessions with Dr O’Keefe – it certainly worked for me."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Collin Brown

"I came in here to get hypnotised to stop smoking. I didn’t believe in it and it actually works. I’ve stopped smoking for about two weeks now and still don’t have the urge to do it. I’m gobsmacked. So if you want to quit smoking try, it. It’s the way."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Kamil Narayan, Sales Manager

"I came to see Tracie to quit smoking. I was smoking 15 to 20 cigarettes a day. And after my first session with Tracie, I stopped smoking instantaneously. I haven’t smoked for two weeks now and I’m still going strong. I love Tracie for helping me out because I wouldn’t have been able to do it otherwise.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Collin, Car Mechanic

"I came in to hypnotherapy and I was an ICE addict. I turned a corner and I’m never going to go back. It's a life choice. It's a great feeling to know that you are clean and sober and Tracie helped me get there. The feeling you get out of it is more than any money or any high, anything. It's just a great feeling to have your family and kids back. It's just way, way better than anything else. It's just so good.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Kim Beach, Consultant

"I came to therapy to improve my public speaking skills and to overcome the anxiety I felt before going on stage and talking. After one session, the feeling of being sick or hyperventilating has gone and many, many other benefits and changes to my diet and personal issues have resolved themselves. I'm feeling a lot better and I'm sleeping a lot better. I'm just feeling really great and ready to conquer the world!”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Kevin, Van Driver

"I came here 2 weeks ago. I was addicted to marijuana for 5 years. Two weeks ago I came here and after that day I left and I never ever touched it again. I didn't pick up a cigarette which I have been smoking for 5 years as well. I haven't touched alcohol in 2 weeks so I feel like I've got my whole life back and I'm on the right track to going somewhere good and I just feel great.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Max, Plumber

"I came in to hypnotherapy to stop smoking drugs and cigarettes and it’s changed my whole life since I stopped. Since I've been here at Tracie’s clinic I’m really enjoying my life now. I've never enjoyed it as much as I have in the last 3 weeks than I have in my whole life. I never thought I’d be able to stop the drugs by myself at all, or at all entirely, but it turns out I am stronger than what I thought I was.”

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Justin Tan, Business Owner

“I initially looked up Tracie online and I researched a few places because I wanted to quit smoking. I don't know why I choose Tracie but I did and it has been amazing. It's been almost two weeks now and I’ve quit smoking. I still get a bit of temptation to want to smoke but I can control it and I have the power within me now to actually say 'No' and stop smoking. So I recommend Tracie and you should come in and give it a try."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Peter Ferrin, Construction Manager

“I was recommended to come to hypnotherapy by my doctor as I couldn’t give up the smokes. I can say now that I don’t want to have cigarettes ever. I recommend this to anybody. It’s not only going to change my life but I think it’s going to change the life of my family and people who are around me."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Sanjed, Corporate Executive

“So I came to see Dr Tracie O’Keefe for my binge drinking problem after work and going and smoking with friends after work and Tracie has helped me immensely in the last six weeks. I haven’t touched alcohol, I haven’t touched cigarettes in the last six weeks and I feel amazing, it’s very, very positive. And thanks to Tracie I have been able to make this, beautiful change in my life."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Chad McDougal, Train Controller

“My name is Chad, I came here to see Tracie to quit smoking. This is my second session and I can happily say I am a non-smoker. Looking forward to a better life in the future."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Daniel Matthews, Technical Controller

“Basically, I came in to see Tracie because I was suffering from IBS and anxiety which was basically taking control of my life and within three short visits, basically no drugs required and here I am back in the world so fully recommended and you don’t need to go and do all of this other business that everyone says you need to do, when really a couple sessions with Tracie and you’re back into life again."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Mark Lawson, Sales Engineer

“I’ve tried to give up smoking on my own on numerous occasions. My last attempt was to come and see Dr Tracie two weeks ago. After my first visit I walked out intending to never have a cigarette again. This is my second follow-up visit to re-ensure that the smoking is now gone completely. Thank you very much.

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Nedean O'Keefe, Visual Arts Teacher

“I was quite ill and my lungs were a mess. I had difficulty giving up smoking and was finding it too hard to do on my own. So I came here and got hypnotised and the minute I walked out, I was a non-smoker and I've continued to be for weeks now and hopefully for the rest of the future. It was a very good treatment."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Bradley Academic

“I came in to see Tracie as I have been through a number of fairly traumatic events. And I kind of lost my sense of purpose and way. I was drinking too much, I was very anxious and stressed and I lost all sense of direction. Pretty much one session with Tracie put me back on a really strong path and gave me some real clarity and great sense of purpose and negated all the need for intoxicants as well. She has been great!"

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Margaret Personal Assistant

“I came to see Dr Tracie O'Keefe predominantly for weight loss and alcohol consumption as I’d gained 18 kilos over a two-year period. I was feeling quite depressed. I am back in Tracie's office today after two weeks and I'm feeling amazing. I couldn't imagine I’d be feeling this good. I’ve lost 4 kilos in two weeks and after not having alcohol and caffeine, I'm very much looking forward to continuing on a clean and sober life and to see how far I can go. I really truly recommend to anybody who has issues to come and open their mind and see what's out there."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Paul Thompson, Plasterer

“I came to hypnotherapy with Tracie. I wasn’t sleeping for a long time and since I got hypnotised the first time, I’ve been sleeping very well. There were only two nights I had a little bit of a problem but I still remained calm. I always felt confident I was going to sleep whereas before I was never confident I could sleep. So it’s very highly recommended from me. "

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Jennifer, Accounts Manager

“I came to Tracie because I've been to her for another issue previously and had a lot of success so I came to see her this time because I was drinking too much red wine – anything between 5 and 7 nights a week and I wanted to stop that. I’ve had a lot of success already. In a very short timeframe, I feel really empowered and energetic already and excited about my life moving forward without any wine in it. "

Results may vary according to the individual.

*John Kamleitner, Financial Controller

“I've been a smoker for 40 years and I was talking to a friend of mine who had received some treatment from Tracie about 8 years ago. He explained to me that the treatment helped him to get off cigarettes. I thought that would be a big challenge for me because I’ve been smoking for 40 odd years. But I took that opportunity and I'm so glad I did because I tried many different methods and none of them worked but I've been here now, this the second time I've come – it’s been a 2-week program for me and it has just worked beautifully. Even people I come across now, friends and colleagues who are smokers are quite amazed with what's happened and so I've encouraged them to seek the same treatment. I highly recommend it."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Lauren Branciamore, Hairdresser

“I was a social smoker for a number of years. I’m a mum of two and it was starting really to get on my nerves that I couldn’t have a drink without my little friend – a pack of cigarettes – at the same time. So I came to see Tracie. We had a session and I can honestly say, hand on heart, I'm no longer a social smoker or a smoker of any kind."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Bert, Plumber

“I came to see Tracie about 6 weeks ago. I was smoking 20 cigarettes a day. I was using drugs recreationally at the weekend. Six weeks on track I'm back into sports again. I am not going back to smoking ever again and I'm not going to any drugs. It completely changed my life. And I recommend it to anyone."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Kevin Moran, Scaffolder

“I used to be a smoker, but I came to Tracie to quit smoking, but I don't like the word quit; well, not quite. I don’t like the word ‘quit’. You feel like you’re quitting something. I prefer the word ‘stopped’. I stopped smoking, which is a more positive term I think, and Tracie helped me to do that."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Adam, Architect

“I came to see Tracie about two months ago. I really wanted to cut down on my drinking. I had one hypnosis session and I gave up straight away. I haven’t had a drink for 2 months and I’ve been exercising every day. I guess I was what I call a night-time drinker so I never drank during the day but it was something I wanted to do when the kids went to bed. But I felt it was slipping out of control and after just one session I’m back to normal now. Everything’s great! "

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Claire, Home Maker

“I’m an alcoholic. It’s taken me a lot of time to actually admit that about myself to anyone else. I’ve tried a lot of things, such as Alcoholics Anonymous. I’ve tried programs where you live in. I did them but I went back to drinking again afterwards. But I got a lot from Tracie. She gave me ideas. I couldn’t be more happy."

Results may vary according to the individual.

* Burzin Mehta, Digital Marketer

“I came here to Dr Tracie to quit smoking. I’d been smoking for 15 years and it was really a drag on my life. I decided to take the step to quit smoking. I’ve never felt freer. I feel like the shackles have been removed, and I feel like there’s hope for me to stop smoking for the rest of my life."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Kristiane Heidrich, midwife

“I came to no longer have my little cigarette at the end of the day which I loved. After one session, basically a switch has been switching in my head and I feel that no longer defines me and I no longer need it. So I’m very happy!"

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Natalie Woods, Manager

“I came to see Tracie to quit smoking. I came to two sessions. After the first session, I successfully stopped smoking but I also got to take away a lot more from Tracie than I thought I would in terms of my health and in terms of strategies going forward. So I'm very happy about what I changed in in coming to see Tracie."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Regan Howard, Drug and Alcohol Admission Officer

“Hi My Name is Regan. I came to visit Tracie two weeks ago. The purpose of me coming was to give up smoking and it was instant. Tracie was beautiful. I walked away a non-smoker. I highly recommend Tracie. I've returned and now looking at a healthy way of life. So thanks Tracie. Wonderful!"

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Chris Tearle, Manager

“I came here to stop smoking and this is my second session now. I used to smoke 3 or 4 cigarettes a day and I’ve completely stopped that now. As I said this is my second session, two weeks ago was my first one, and I haven't smoked since then. I’m really happy with the progress that I’ve had and I really want this to continue. I’m determined and focused to carry this on."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Joseph Daaud, Property Developer

“I came to Tracie to quit smoking and I can say successfully after 2 sessions I am a non-smoker. I wouldn't even have a thought of having cigarettes again. I also became less anxious. I have better vascular energy. I'm lifting heavy weights that I ever had before and everything is just a whole lot better. Thank you very much, Tracie."

Results may vary according to the individual.

*Fred, Brick Layer

“I came to see Tracie about 15 days ago with a pretty serious alcohol problem, in denial, drinking anything up to 60 cans a week. I really wasn't confident in this type of thing working for me but my daughters put me on to it. I had one session for 2 hours and I haven’t had a beer in 15 days. So I'm back for my second visit and happy to stay like it."

Results may vary according to the individual.

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